The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-04-29

THE FIsHERIEs.-The fishermen are catching
large quantities of herrng-more, in fact, than
they can dispose Of 1t ia stated that arrange
ments have been made not to sell them
for less than minimum price.
Capt. Jarrett Spencer IL Sons and Courtney
K Silver have been making very large hauls of
herring, at the Grass Patch, "a miles below
Lapidum. These fish have been so plentiful
that thousands are turned out of the sencs.
shad are scarce, sometimes no more than
twenty being caught at haul.
Rock Run branch is full of herring and
thousands are being caught in scoop nets.
Many herring have also been taken in Vim
ter's Run, Bush river and other waters.
Herring were selling on Tuesday at Lapldum
at 40 cents and shad at SlT hundred
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ADDITIONAL TRAINS on TIE NJ. C.-Next
Sunday the new time schedule will 20 into effect
on tie Maryland Central Railroad Passenger
trains will leave Delta at A. NJ. aud 8. Tsp. NJ,
and the freight train with passenger car attach
ed at 123OP.M.
Additional facilities have been provided from
Bel Air On and after Monday next trains will
leave here at Cos, Z, $40 A. NJ, IL NJ, 42O and
$50 ?. NJ. The SO A. NJ. train is mixed
freight and passenger. Returning, through
trains for Delta will leave North Avenue at S
a. NJ. and z. NJ, and for Bel Air at 0 20A. NJ,
$50, $50 and 1l.45 P. NJ.
On Sunday trains will leave Delta at 6 A. NJ.
and 3.15 ?. NJ, and Bel Air at CSC and o A. NJ,
4.20 and $50 p. NJ. Returning Sunday trains
leave North Avenue for Delta at 0. 25 A. NJ. and
4P. NJ. For Bel Air ouly at 80 and $50 2. NJ.
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GUDGEoN FIsHING.-Winter'5 Run, in this
county, is a noted fishing stream. 1t runs
Railroads, nearly half q mile, and directly in
front of Preston station, b. AMI o, makes a
bend and flows oftowards Bush River, cmptying
into it n few hundred yards below.
Major Milo " Bailey, formerly9o of the Post.
office Department, spent part of last Saturday
on the stream aud caught eight dozen gudgeons.
1t is rather early for these little fish, but the
stream is now alive with herring, and numbers
of fishermen can be seepalong its banks dipping
the fish, using net that is especially adapted
for the purpose. As many as five or six hun.
dred Of these fish have been taken By one fisher
man in day. The gudgcons follow the herring
and about the second week in May they will be
in abundance. At the mouth of Winters Run,
where it empties into Bush river, perch fishing
is also good, later in the season.
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PERsoNAL.-Mr Frank l.. Donnelly, of Eavre
de Grace, who had been for some time connect
ed with the U. s. Fish Commission, has been
al to n
Pacific Railroad Company, with headquarters
at st. Paul, MINI. MIR. Donnc!ly expected to
leave for his new place last Friday.
Capt G. b. Philpot, Of the Maryland Hedge
and Wire Fence Company, is now in this county,
planting Usage orange hedges.
Mr. &. W. Paul, of this county, is reported
10 be very ill, at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. DR.. North, Hammondton n J. Mr.. Paul
is the father of Mr.. VIM. II. Paul, of Webster.
Mrs. David Mausides, OF Bristol, Pa, and Mrs.
VIM. Woodward, of Trenton, N j., have
been the guests of their sister, Mrs. John
Mitchell, Jr., near Havre de Grace.
Mrs. Mary B. Murphy, of Louisville, Ky, is
the guest of Mrs, John Mitchell, Jr.
Mr.. G. Oscar Black burn, of Churchvile, is in
Philadelphia, with his father, John Blackburn,
who is an old gentleman and very i'll.
TAX COLLECTORS APPoINTED.-Mr. Vim.
Young, Counsel to the board of County Com
missioners, on Tuesday presented his report
upon the bonds OF the bidders for the collection
of State and county taxes for 1887 He says:
First District.-As to the bid of Geo. NJ.
Hardy, the bond is insufficient in amount and
otherwise vitiated and defective and not ap.
proved or passed by me- The bond of Joseph
A. Price, the next lowest bidder, is sufficient
and in form and is approved and passed by me.
Second District.-The bond of Bennett H.
Barnes is sufficient and in form, except the in
sertion of his name in the body of the county
bond, which when done will be approved and
passed by ME.
Third District.-The bond of John c. Tucker
is sufficient and in form, except the filling in of
the dates and name of said Tucker and district
for which he is TO collect, which when done will
be approved and passed by me.
Fourth Dlstrct.-The bond of Thomas Bra.
denbaugh Is insufficient in amount and therefore
not approved and passed by me. The bond of
George A. Cairnes is sufficient in amount and
in form and is approved and passed by me.
Fifth District.-The bond of Jacob A. Graf.
ton Is sufficient in amount and in form and is
approved and passed by me.
The Commissioners thereupon appointed the
Tax Collectors as follows;
First District.-Joseph A. Price; 81 and 9th
districts, Bennett IL. Barnes Sd district, John
c. Tucker; 4th district, Geo. A. Cairnes 9th
district, jacob II. Grafton.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION.
ERs.-The Commissioners ordered 5000 TO be
levied in 1887 to turnpike the public road in
front OF Jason Hitchcocks house, 4th district.
VIM. f. Payne was appointed to do the work.
The Clerk was instructed to issue certificate
of Indebtedness to the amount of So in favor
of Columbus Scarborough, the same being the
amount of his pension, as authorized by act of
the Legislature.
petition was received and filed for pension
for Susan Mitchell, OF the 9th district.
Commissioners Walker, Poole and Hooker,
committee Of the board, reported Calvary
bridge to be rotten and dangerous, and recon-
mended that building of q new iron bridge to
replace the present wooden structure. Their
recommendation was adopted and the Clerk
authorized to advertise for proposals for the
new bridge
Mr.. VIM. Young, Counsel to the board,
to whom was submitted the bonds of
the bidders for collection of taxes, made his re-
port, upon which the appointments were made.
Bids were received for making the new road
at Gravelly Hill, as follows: d. j. Doyle, 5000;
Washington Barton, 1924 John T. Baldwin,
S2l5 The contract was awarded to Mr.. Bald !
win.
Robert L. Moore was appointed Constable for
the Sixth district.
PROFITABLE CATTLE FEEDING.-A Big |
Woods farmer sold lot of cattle, on Monday,
the gain on which proved that cattle feeding,
even at present low prices, is the most proia- |
bic branch of general farming. They were
bought on the LIST of last December. He began |